Memoirs & Autobiographies

New York: Eakins Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Number 147 from an edition of 2000 copies printed on Andorra Text. Includes an "Undergraduate Poem" along with a brief memoir of "Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot" and a facsimile of Aiken's manuscript, A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a few edge tears and minor wear. A nice printed book. Item #155702 More

New York: Eakins Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 26 pages that precedes the facsimile of Aiken's manuscript. Copy CCLVIII from an edition of 300 printed on Zerkall Butten paper and bound by hand. A fine copy in a fine printed and illustrated slipcase. No dust jacket as issued and with the original tissue packaging. Signed by Aiken on the colophon page. A remarkably fresh copy of this attractively made book. Item #137263 More

New York: Miramax Books, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A memoir from former Secretary of State Albright co-written with Bill Woodward. A tight very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Albright on the half title page in 2004. Item #150091 More

New York: HarperCollins, 2008. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. First printing. A memoir from the author of "House of Spirits" and "Eva Luna." A very good plus copy with some tanning to the pages and a small former owner signature to the front free endpaper in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed by Allende on the title page. Item #159026 More

London: Hutchinson, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A memoir from the prolific author of such classics as "Lucky Jim" and the Booker Prize winning "The Old Devils." A tight near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. Item #143419 More

New York: Talk Miramax Books, 2000. First U.S edition. Hardcover. The first memoir from this imporant British author who also happens to be the son of author Kingsley Amis. Includes a small section of photographs. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed by Amis on the title page. Item #113434 More

New York: Random House, 2013. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. A memoir about Anglou's relationship with her mother. A near fine copy in wrappers. Uncommon in this format. Item #134286 More

New York: Random House, 2002. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. A continuation of her autobigraphical work begun with her classic "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings." A very near fine copy in wrappers. Item #106879 More

New York: Metropolitan Books - Henry Holt & Company, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A well received memoir, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated in the year of publication on the title page. Item #113103 More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972. Second printing. Hardcover. 310 pages. A look at one of the more productive periods of Cecil Beaton's long career. Includes numerous black and white illustrations and images. A tight near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Item #159258 More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 461 pages. A tight very good copy with some wear to the top rear corner in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and light soiling. A very nice copy. Item #145955 More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 278 pages. A personal look at these three artists from the cofounder and editor of the art review L'Oeil. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations. A tight near fine copy in near fine dust jacket. Item #136485 More

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Betjeman's autobiography written in verse. A very near fine copy in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket that is spine faded and has a chip and few tears to the front panel. Item #105927 More

London: Oxford University Press, 1975. First edition thus. Hardcover. 258 pages. Edited and with an introduction by Iain Bain. A tight near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with some minor wear. Item #147013 More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. A memoir from the popular humorist. A clean very near fine copy with a tiny tap to the top back corner in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Blount on the title page. Item #105951 More

New York: The Viking Press, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Posthumously released autobiography of writer Bogan edited and assembled by Ruth Limmer who was her literary executor. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Item #140299 More

New York: Praxis Press, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. A very near fine copy with small publisher paper excess to the bottom corner of a few pages in a close to near fine dust jacket with a few tiny tears and very minor wear. Signed and inscribed by Bonosky on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a tls from Bonosky as well. Item #112502 More

New York: W.W. Norton, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Bowden's sixth book, a memoir. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Bowden on the front free endpaper. Item #156594 More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A memoir from this former basketball great and U.S. Senator. A fine copy in very near fine dust jacket. Signed by Bradley on the title page. Item #109365 More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1962. First edition. Hardcover. A memoir from the author of the classic "To Sir With Love." A tight near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some fading to the spine and a price sticker on the front flap. Item #143800 More

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An autobiography from the important Chicago bookseller and tastemaker. A near fine copy with a small former owner signature to the front pastedown that is obscured by the flap of the near fine dust jacket with a tiny bit of wear. Signed and nicely inscribed by Brent on the front free endpaper. Item #147798 More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First U.S edition. Hardcover. A remarkable memoir and inspiring story about a man born with severe cerebral palsey who was eventually able to paint and write thru the use of his left foot. The basis for the movie with Daniel Day Lewis. An about near fine copy with a tiny stain to the top corner of the foredge and the usual browning to the pages in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor edge wear and a small spot to the spine. A pleasing copy despite the small flaws. Item #106486 More

Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 143 pages. A memoir of Brox's life on her farm. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed by Brox on the title page. Item #153280 More